It's not a Costa Mesa CCW, it would be Orange County CCW that would only allow you to carry in OC in areas that it isn't prohibited. Apparently the sheriff that is in charge of approving them, doesn't and if IIRC, is being sued by the NRA.

Not going to happen. Hutchens clamped down and actually revoked a slew of them when she took office.

My wife, who runs the family business, actually began the process to get one (she's already got all the firearm training) and was told she'd need to justify it in relation to a specific threat. One threat that was cited was carrying large sums of money daily to the bank for deposit.

This would have to be a signed & notarized letter from her merchant bank stating that she made almost daily deposits in excess of $10,000. Her bank branch manager balked and said they would not provide such a letter.

We had our doubts that even if she did provide it she would have been granted one, so she dropped pursuit of it.

Not going to happen. Hutchens clamped down and actually revoked a slew of them when she took office.

My wife, who runs the family business, actually began the process to get one (she's already got all the firearm training) and was told she'd need to justify it in relation to a specific threat. One threat that was cited was carrying large sums of money daily to the bank for deposit.

This would have to be a signed & notarized letter from her merchant bank stating that she made almost daily deposits in excess of $10,000. Her bank branch manager balked and said they would not provide such a letter.

We had our doubts that even if she did provide it she would have been granted one, so she dropped pursuit of it.

So the small business owner who only makes $1k in daily deposits doesn't have a life worth protecting as much as one who deposits $10k. So stupid.